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442821) Black Urn
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A young woman unexpectedly finds what might be love in the heart of the urban jungle, a sister returns home for festivities, a group of fishermen find themselves treading mystical waters.
Black Urn is a collection of rich short stories of both old and modern African folklore.
Deception, lust, betrayal and sacrifice an array themes that are masterfully stretched across twelve different timeless stories.
442822) Leaving the Nest
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We find Soar again, having left her pigeon family to pursue her destiny. Her journey begins blissfully, soaring the plains and forests of the Texas landscape only to discover a very different world. Beyond the tall brick buildings and concrete mazes of the life she leaves behind, the trees of the forest initiate her into the real world beyond her safe and loving nest she once called home. In the purity of nature and all its wonder she discovers stories,...
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After her father's death, a girl adjusts to life away from the river she loves. The river is where Lily's father taught her to fish; it is where she played all summer; it is what sang her to sleep at night in their cabin. But when her father dies while fishing, it is the river that Lily blames. Unable to make ends meet, she and her mother sell their cabin and move into town to live above the family hardware store. Even though she's angry, the river...
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This book explores gender, disability and literature in the Global South concentrating on Nepal in particular. Religious and cultural values disable women's autonomy in general, and create even greater disadvantages for women who are physically disabled. This study examines two Nepali women writers Bishnu Kumari Waiwa and Jhamak Ghimire who challenge stigmas of the disabled body by deconstructing the "ideology of ability" through their autobiographical...
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Un anti-héros comique à ses dépens!
Midas est un roi riche mais pas très intelligent. Le dieu Bacchus lui a accordé un voeu en remerciement d'un service rendu. Midas demande alors la faculté de transformer en or tout ce qu'il touche. Mais quand la nourriture et l'eau deviennent or, il ne peut ni manger ni boire. Le dieu Apollon lui fait pousser des oreilles d'âne, qu'il essaye de cacher sous un bonnet. Des roseaux médisent...
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Every year, Delphine Denise Debreaux and her friends ride their bikes together in the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade. But, this year, there's a shiny prize for best float, and Delphine Denise just has to win it. How can her friends remind Delphine Denise what the parade is really all about?
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A heartwarming picture book about an iron ore—mine horse and a timid young miner in Bell Island, Newfoundland, from award-winning author of Mr. Hirota's Garden and The Agony of Bun O'Keefe
Out in Conception Bay, on the northern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, sits tiny Bell Island, a tight-knit community where iron ore has been mined for centuries. Slowpoke The Bell Island Mine Horse tells the story of eleven-year-old Jimmy, who...
442829) Walking in the Path of Jesus
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Help your child walk in the path of Jesus by learning from this book. Read its contents to your child as a bedtime story or to calm him/her down right after play time. There are so many values and lessons that can be gained from this beautiful picture book. Go ahead and grab a copy of this educational book today.
442830) Le Bon Henri
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Les « Classiques Junior » est une collection destinée aux élèves du primaire, consacrée aux oeuvres majeures de la littérature universelle. L'objectif principal de cette collection est d'ouvrir une fenêtre sur les livres d'hier, qui ont bercé l'apprentissage des belles lettres de générations entières à travers les siècles. Ces oeuvres qui ont traversé le temps et les frontières, ont été et continuent d'être de grands succès, et...
442831) The Bakersville Dozen
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YOU HAVE FOUR DAYS TO LOCATE FIVE TREASURED TROPHIES. BREAK THE RULES AND YOU ALL DIE. HAPPY HUNTING! Back in September, the town of Bakersville, Ohio made national news when a video went viral featuring thirteen of the high school's elite in compromising positions. Now it's May, and every month since the "Bakersville Dozen" made their infamous appearance on the national stage, one girl has gone missing. Officials are no closer to identifying the...
442833) Spring Beginnings
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Millie's working all hours to make her seaside café a success, so when a rival multi-national café chain opens its latest branch just around the corner, stealing away her customers, it means WAR! Millie's remaining loyal customers step up - and a new arrival in town, the gorgeous, enigmatic Jed Henville, is also keen on helping Millie solve her business crisis. But it's only after Jed sweeps her off her feet that Millie suddenly realizes how little...
442834) Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale
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Inspired by a legend of the Karuk people, the story of how Coyote captures fire and how Eagle, Cougar, Fox, Bear and others work together to help is a dramatic tale of bravery and cooperation. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.
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This short story is a parable for 8-11-year-old, African American, Native American, Spanish American, and Puerto Rican children.And, it has a coming-of-age theme in that it presents a fairy godmother-type figure who protects two pre-teen siblings from their cruel stepfather who forces them into dangerous nighttime adventures wherein they learn many lessons.Hence, this story is like the treasured fable, Hansel and Gretel.
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« Les héros et les héroïnes qui triomphent dans ses histoires ne sont pas ceux qui disposent des pouvoirs magiques les plus puissants, mais plutt ceux qui manifestent le plus de bienveillance, de bon sens et d'ingéniosité. »
Les fans des aventures de Harry Potter le savent bien, les rayons de la bibliothèque de Poudlard abritent toutes sortes d'ouvrages fascinants. Il y en a trois dont vous avez probablement entendu parler par certains élèves...
442837) Toby Tootles
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Toby is having the best birthday party ever until an ill-timed and unintended toot draws unwelcome attention and teasing. Poor Toby--he is so embarrassed! And now everyone is calling him "Tootles." To get out from under his cloud of shame, Toby goes to visit his grandmother, hoping to get some sympathy and understanding. But as it turns out, Grandma is a bit of a gasbag herself with her own windy issues. She toots not once, not twice, but THREE times...
442838) I Never
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Janey King's priorities used to be clear: track, school, friends, and family. But when seventeen-year-old Janey learns that her seemingly happy parents are getting divorced, her world starts to shift. Back at school, Luke Hallstrom, an adorable senior, pursues Janey, and she realizes that she has two new priorities to consider: love and sex.
Inspired by Judy Blume's classic Forever, I Never features a perfect, delicious, almost-to-good-to-be-true...
442839) Happy Easter Story Anthology
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"Happy Easter Story Anthology" is a delightful collection of Easter-themed tales that will captivate readers of all ages. This anthology brings together three unique story anthologies: "Happy Easter Volume 1," "The Easter Bunny's Secret," and "Chronicles of the Easter Bunny," offering a diverse range of stories that celebrate the magic and wonder of the Easter season.Within the pages of this anthology, readers will discover 22 enchanting stories that...
442840) Mépris d'une reine
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A l'école ou à la maison, les petits ou les plus grands, vont s'émerveiller par la découverte des «contes d'Algérie». Le choix s'est porté sur les contes les plus populaires des différentes régions d'Algérie, adaptés aux enfants de 8 à 10 ans, ils leur ouvrent les portes d'un monde enchanté qui donne de l'essor à leurs imaginations, c'est aussi un moyen de s'approprier la langue et d'assurer la transmission culturelle entre les générations....
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